中小学资料内蒙古包头市包钢四中学年高二英语下学期期中试题.docx

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中小学资料内蒙古包头市包钢四中学年高二英语下学期期中试题

内蒙古包头市包钢四中2015-2016学年高二英语下学期期中试题

第一部分听力（省略）

第二部分阅读理解（共2节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

OnemorningwhenIwassittingoutsideenjoyingmycoffee,lnoticedapigeonontheroadinfrontofmyhome.

Afterafewminutesofwatchingthebird,Iwentbackinsidetorefillmycoffeecup.Withcoffeeinhand,Isat

downonmybenchandnoticedafeatherlyingonthegroundbetweenmyfeet.Ileanedovertopickitup,thinkinghownicethatthepigeonh

adleftmeagift.Butasllookedupagain,whatIsawstunnedme.Hundredsoffeathersnowcoveredtheground.Thebeautifulpigeonlaydeadbeforemyeyes—mostlikelyhitbyacar.

Intears,Iwentbackinsidetogetatooltoburyit.Thispigeon’slifereflected（反射）myown.Ihadbeenhurtatworkandwouldneverbeabletogobacktomyjobagain.Idecidedthatthisanimalwasgoingtobeburiedwithdignity（尊严）,andsoIwenttofindsomethingmeaningfulthatIcouldburyalongwiththepigeon.

Afterseveralminutesofsearching,Ifoundaribbon（丝带）onwhichwasprinted,“Whoyouaremakesadifference.”IhadbeengiventomebyagroupleaderattheprisonwhereIusedtowork,whereIwasinvolvedinaspecialprogramthatencouragedtheprisonerstobecomemoreresponsiblefortheiractionsandhelpedmotivatethemtowardmoreproductivelives.

Uponreturningtothewoodswiththeribboninhand,Iwasshockedtofindthepigeongone.Obviouslyitwastakenawaybyacat.ThereIstood,tearsfallingfrommyeyes,nobirdtobury,agreenribboninmyhand.Butthewordsontheribbonstoodouttomeasneverbefore:

“Whoyouaremakesadifference.”

21.Theunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph2probablymeans“___________”.

A.disappointedB.excitedC.shockedD.interested

22.Whywasthewriterunabletogotowork?

A.Hewasfiredbytheboss.

B.Hewashurtatwork.

C.Hewantedtomakeadifferenceathome.

D.Hewasafraidtobeattackedbytheprisoners.

23.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterwasinvolvedinthespecialprogramto___________.

A.teachtheimportanceofprotectingbirds

B.bealeaderoftheprisoners

C.encouragetheprisonersD.beaguardoftheprison

24.Wecaninferfromthelastsentence____________.

A.thewriterwasdiscouraged

B.thewriterchangedtheattitudetowardslife

C.thewriterhatedthecatverymuchD.thewritermissedtheleaders

B

Sharingaroomwithafamilymemberorafriendcanbetough,butitbecomesespeciallydifficult

whenyouaresharingitwithsomeoneyouhardlyknow.Ifyoufindyourselfinasimilarsituation,donotworry.Therearethingsyoucandotohelpyoudealwithhavingaroommate,nomatterwhoitmaybe.

Firstofall,youhavetorememberthatyougetwhatyougive.Ifyouarenicetoothers,thenotherswillbenicetoyouaswell.Youalsoneedtosetpersonalspaceforyourselfandfortheotherperson.Sobeforeyournewroommatemovesin,talktohim.Settherulesearlyanddiscussyourhopes.

Rememberthattherearetwothingsthatmakeupanygoodrelationship:

beliefandrespect.Thesamethingappliestohavingaroommate.Youhavetorespecteachother.SohehasthatnewPS3gamethatyou’vealwayswantedtotryout?

Askpermissionfirst.Ifhesaysno,don’taskhimforitagain.Ifheletsyouborrowhisstuff,takecareoftheitemandtreatitasifitwereyourown.Makesurethatyoureturnitinthesameconditionaswhenyouborrowedit.

Tokeepawayfromdisagreement

overwhodoesthehousework,cleanasyougo.Forhouseworkthatcanbeshared,youmaywanttodivideitequallysothatyoudon’tdoallofit.Taketurnsinwashingthedishes.Youmaydoiteveryotherdayoryoumaydividethetasksothatyouonlyhavetodoitinthemorningandyourroommatewillonlyhavetodoitatnight.

Whenitcomestofoodandgroceryitems,determinewhatcanbeshared.Don’tbetoomeanwhenitcomestosharingfood.Ontheotherhand,determinewhatyoucanshareandwhatyoucan’tandbeclearaboutit.Theadvantagesofsharingfoodisthatbothofyoucansaveontimeandfoodpreparation.

25.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Whyyouneedaroommate.B.Howyoudrivearoommateyoudon’tlike.

C.Whatyoudotofindaroommate.D.Howyoucangetalongwithyourroommate.

26.Goodrelationshipamongroommatesliesin（在于）________________.

A.moneyandgiftsB.attractionandgoodwords

C.trustandrespectD.threatsandorders

27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueifyouwanttouseyourroommate’sstuff?

A.Youmustaskhisorherpermissionfirst.

B.Ifyourroommatedoesn’tlendyouanything,trytotakeit.

C.Ifheorshelendsthestufftoyou,youmusttakecareofit.

D.Whenyoureturnthestuffyouborrowed,itshouldbethesameasbefore.

28.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraph?

A.Therearealwaysquarrelsbetweenroommates.

B.Trytodoallthehouseworkbyyourself.

C.Shareeverythingwithyourroommates.

D.Trytodothehouseworkbyturns.

C

Myfirstchildwasdueinacoupleofmonths.Allofmyshoppingwasdoneexceptforonething.Whenmylittlebrotherwasborn,mymomhadboughtanold-fashioned,red-velvetbabycarriage（天鹅绒童车）.Eversincethen,Iwantedoneformychild.

Iknewthatthiswouldbehardtofind.Somumofferedtotakemearound.Evenusedcarriagescostquiteabit,andlhadonly$35tospend.IhopedthatIcouldonlyusethemoneyIhad.EarlyoneSaturdaymorning,wedroveforaboutanhourtoacitywithflea（跳蚤）market,andsecond-handstores.

Aswesearchedplaceafterplacewithoutevenseeingababycarriages,we’dtaketurnssaying,“It

willbeatthenextstop.”Ilosthopeasdaypassedanditwasgettingdark.Iwasreadytogiveup.Mymomwantedtogotoonemorestore.OnethewayMomtoldmeIshouldneverlosthope.

Whenwegottothestore,Itookadeepbreath.Iknewthatthiswasmylastchance.Mymom’swordsbegantoringinmyear.“Neverlosehope.”Aswewalkedin,lmadeaquickrushdownthemiddleofthestore.Therewasonenewred-velvetbabycarriage.IranovertotouchitbecauseIcouldhardlybelievemyeyes.

IwassoexcitedthatIcan’tsayaword.WhenIcalmeddown,itoccurredtomethat,becauseitwasnew,Iprobablycouldn’taffordit.Thesalesladysaiditcamewiththestorewhensheboughtitseveralyearsago,andthatithadbeeninstorage（储存）untiljustthismorning.Shesaidshewantedtogetridofitasabargainandwasonlyasking$35.Youcanimaginehowhappywewereonourwayhome.Ifithadn’tbeenformymother,Iwouldn’thavemadeit.

Bothofmychildrenhaveoutgrown（长得不再需要）thecarriage,butl

keepittoremindmeofmymother’swords,“Neverlosehope.”Ialwaysencouragemychildrenwithmyexperience.Isayifyouneverlosehope,youwillsucceedeventually.

29.Whydidtheauthorgoshopping?

A.Shewantedtorelaxherself.

B.Hermotheraskedhertomakepreparations.

C.Shelikedshoppingwithhermomverymuch.

D.Shehadtomakepreparationsforhavingababy.

30.Beforetheauthorwenttobuyababycarriageshe____________.

A.hopedtobuyandoldbabycarriagewith$35

B.thoughtthatasecond-handcarria

gewasverycheap

C.thoughtshecouldafford（支付得起）tobuyanoldbabycarriage

D.thoughtthiskindofnewbabycarriagewaseasytofind

31.Theunderlinedphrased“flea（跳蚤）market”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans____________.

A.alargemarketwhereallkindsofgoodsaresold

B.asmallshopwheresomeeverydaygoodsaresold

C.amarketwherepeoplesellthethingstheyproduce

D.open-airmarketthatsellsusedthingsatlowprices

32.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthetext?

A.acheapthingisworthbuying.

B.Holdon,andyou’llsucceedeventually.

C.Luckplaysanimportantroleinourlife.

D.Itisimportanttogetadvicefromothers.

D

Theteachersbelowhavenotonlytaughtuncountableclasses,buttheyhavechangedtheyoga（瑜伽）wor

ldintheirownuniqueways.

SeaneCorn

SeaneCornisaco-founderofOfftheMat,IntotheWorld,butherworkreachesfurtherthanthatgroup.Beginningin

1998,shecreatestheyogaprogramatChildrenoftheNight,ashelterthathousesandeducateshomelessadolescentsintheLosAngelesarea.In2004,SeanebecameachampionforYouthAIDS,whosetaskistospreadnationalawareness（意识）abouttheglobalemergency（紧急情况）ofAIDS.

CobyKozlowski

CobyKozlowskinotonlyteachesyogaclassesintheKripalustyle,butisalsoalifecoach,storyteller,anexpertintransformativeleadership,andadanceteacher.Copyhascertificates（资格证书）inrawfood,leadership,Ayurvedicstudies,

danceandpsychology（心理学）,andshehassomeotherintereststoo.Alongwithherloveforherwork,sheisapoet,skier,surfer,artistandloverofadventure.

AnaForrest

AnaForresthascreatedherownstyleofyogaknownasForrestYogawhichfocusesonbreathandawarenessofenergymovementthroughthebody,andhaspopularizedusingtheyogamovementstoheal（治愈）emotionalwounds（伤口）.

KathrynBuding

KathrynBudingiswell-knownasayogateacherandorganicfoodlover.ShebeganteachinginLosAngelesmanyyearsagoandnowherclassesareavailableonYogaGlo.Shealsolovestocookandwritesonseveralsitesaboutyogaandallhealthythings.Sheistheco-founderofPosesforPaws,whichraisesmoneyforanimalsthroughyoga.

33.WhatcanwelearnaboutSeaneCorn?

A.Sheisgoodatwriting.

B.Sheisconcernedaboutpeople’shealth.

C.Sheleadsahealthylifebyeatingorganicfood.

D.Sheteachesyogatoraisemoneyforthehomeless.

34.Comparedwithotheryogateachers,CobyKozlowski__________.

A.canmakemoremoneyB.isinterestedinmorefields

C.spendsmoretimeteachingyoga

D.doesmore